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8th Grade English Language Arts Vocabulary Words for Unit #1
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A pronoun is:
a place where you can stay.
a words that takes place of a verb.
a word that serves as an adjetive.
is a word that takes the place of a noun.
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What is evidence?
Knowledge on which the author relies to make a simple story.
Knowledge that makes people laugh when they read.
Knowledge that is extra and not necessary.
Knowledge on which to base a belief & supports your claim.
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What is the definition of research?
A way to discover how to be funny.
A way to make things more exciting.
It is a search for facts, answers to questions and solutions
It is a way to not be bore.
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A verb is:
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
A conclusion of an essay.
a phrase to describe an action, state or occurrence.
A thesis statement that can be understood by the audience.
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What is a conflict in literature?
When the characters are angry.
When you are happy with yourself!
The problem in any life situation.
The problem in any piece of literature.
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What is falling action?
All the actions that you read in a story.
All the action which follows the climax.
The series of conflicts that lead to the climax.
All the action that leads to the climax.
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Resolution is:
A very funny cartoon.
The end of the story.
The middle of the story.
The beginning of the story.
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Why do writers need figures of speech?
To help create a clear image in the reader's mind.
To help use the senses so readers can understand.
All of the answers are correct!
To help with the images that the readers already know.
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A conclusion is:
The body paragraph that describes your ideas.
The last paragraph of your essay and includes the adverbs.
The first paragraph of your essay and includes the thesis.
The last paragraph of your essay & reviews your main points.
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What is rising action?
All of the action that fallows the climax.
Conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax.
All the figurative language words.
Conflicts and crisis that follow that climax.
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An adjective is:
A person that is described.
A phrase to complete the noun.
A place that can be be added to a sentence.
A word naming an attribute to describe a noun.
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What does it mean to analyze?
To break down the text so it can be better.
To separate pieces so it is not boring
Break down a topic into parts and find how each other relate
To break down information so it can be difficult to read.
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What is the Point of View?
It is the opinion that all the plants have.
It is the conclusion of a story.
When the narrator narrates a story.
When the characters reveal personal thoughts & feelings.
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What is a synonym of Dialogue?
Conflict
Conversation
Dance
Fight
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Some examples of transition words are:
In contrast, similarly, furthermore, and consequently.
Theme, main idea, and supporting details.
Beautiful, lovely, and extravagant.
Likewise, tomorrow, yesterday, and this morning.
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An introduction is:
The first paragraph in your essay & contains the thesis.
The last paragraph of your essay & contains the thesis.
The first paragraph in your essay & contains the conclusion
The first paragraph in your essay & contains last detail.
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Sensory Language is:
Language that used figurative language.
What the authors use to describe things.
What the readers use to be able to understand the story.
Language that appeals to the reader's five senses.
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An example of a "character" of the MARVEL series is:
Pikachu
The Noun
Black Panther
Naruto
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What does the setting provide:
The analogies.
The characters.
The comparisons between bad and good.
The time and place of a specific scene. Also the mood!
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How can you show a reflection in a story?
Using the narrator's thoughts on what is being narrated.
Using the characters to be funny in the story.
Thinking about what will be next in the story.
Thinking about the future.
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Some examples of Literary Elements are:
Analogy, simile, and essay.
Language arts, vocabulary, and narrative.
Princess, prince and beast.
Point of View, Setting and Character.
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What are two types of conflict?
Internal and external
External and conclusive
Internal and Analytical
All of them are correct
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The characteristics of a Narrative are:
Describes a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events.
All of the answers are correct!
A story created in a constrictive format.
A work of writing, speech, poetry, prose, theater, or song.
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I should cite all my sources to avoid:
Corrections
Plagiarism
Getting a wrong answer.
Summary
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An adverb function is to:
qualify what you are saying to see if it is right.
modify or qualify an adjective, verb, or other adverb.
understand what it is being said.
change the way things function.
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What is pacing?
It is when you walk and check your pace.
It is how slowly the story unfolds.
It is when your heart beats really fast.
It is how quickly the story unfolds.
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What are some key words that you can use when you are describing something?
Nonetheless, furthermore, in conclusion.
For example, looks like, tastes like, feels like.
Although, significant, marvelous.
In addition, furthermore, moreover.
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What is the effective use of transition words?
To have something nice to read about.
To move the nouns from one page to the other.
To move the verbs from one story to the next.
Move your topic from 1 idea to the next using precise vacab
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A noun is:
A word to identify only places.
a word used to identify people, places or things.
A sentence to identify where you are going.
A sentence to identify only things.
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A good summary is:
In the author's words, long and clear.
In your own words, long and easy to read.
In your own words, short, clear, and easy to read.
All the answers are correct.
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What are some examples of figurative language?
Hyperbole, personification, hugs, and kisses.
Alliteration, idiom, simile, and metaphor.
Personification, beautiful, and faster.
Lovely, greatly, and clearly.
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What is the theme?
It is the general idea or insight about a broad topic.
It is the general idea of a book.
It is the general idea of a paragraph.
It is the general idea of one sentence.
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The definition of Characterization is:
The process in which the reader shows who the character is.
Process in which the writer reveals the personality of chara
The process in which the character knows who he is.
The process in which it is discovered who is the bad person
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The definition of Plot is:
Built a house of brick.
Built a house of wood.
A chain of events that make up a good story.
Built a house of straw
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The definition of phrases is:
All the elements that the authors use to write a sad story.
The reference to an article to avoid plagiarism.
A group of adjectives that describe things.
A group or words that express a concept & is used as a unit.
